The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
BETHANY HOME SOCIETY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
RIPON, CA · Medicare-certified · 92 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Bethany Home Society San Joaquin County in Ripon has an overall 4-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and quality measures and 3 stars for staffing. It reported 4.27 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2721 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2721.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.24
- Nurse aides
- 2.67
- Weekend nursing
- 3.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 71%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
4.4%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.6%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.6%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.4%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.3%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
6.1%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.6%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited May 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: F
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 58.3 residents on an average day (63% of 92 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.